Today, as I sit down to write, my grandmother is taking her last breaths of life. On January 22nd, this remarkable woman named Doreen turned ninety-one years old, signalling nearly a century of life filled with hardship, love, joy, trauma, prayer, caring, and being cared for. Much like Jack, my grandma has embodied a solid faith in God, and a quick witted sense of humour —which I believe were both God’s gift to her as she persevered through a lifetime of pain. As a grandchild who grew up only knowing the love of my grandparents—the ugly reality of domestic abuse having been veiled with a thick black curtain—the true depth of grandma’s faith was not revealed to me until later in life. It was approximately five years ago, after being moved to a care facility out of concern for her mental and physical wellbeing, that the value of her commitment to God and the inherent value of her life became increasingly apparent to me. 

In this blog post, Skylar Gee shares some of what the Lord has taught her about her identity in Him and how that has shaped her contentment in this season.

In this blog post, Ryan helps us understand just why we grieve not meeting together as a Body and what our response should be as the people of God.

A guide to engaging with film and television in a meaningful way.

In this devotional, Elder Brian Yau shares some thoughts from Psalm 131.

In this video, Elder Brian and Erin Yau share some encouragement they've gotten from Psalm 121.

In this video, Pastor Jer and Jodi encourage the Westside body by reminding us of the blessings we have in Jesus Christ.

Associate Minister Cliff and Erin Ursel share some encouragement with us from Psalm 91.

Melissa Menzel shares a few ideas on how to use this change of season well in the midst of upheaval.

A note of encouragement from the newest member of the Westside staff, Associate Minister Cliff Ursel.

We are starting a new blog series called Image Bearers. The first blog in this series is an interview with Jack Summerfield, who at 84 years old has lived out this call to love the people around him as image bearers of God.

Melanie Pedersen is a Westside member who went on a short term missions trip to India to visit the two Child of Mine homes. This blog post reflects on all God taught her through this trip.

Looking back at Fall Alpha 2019 through the lens of Alpha Prayer.

Every Sunday, you see this artwork as our pastors faithfully open the Bible and preach the good news. That means that you see it a lot and you may be wondering: what does it mean? What is the symbolism? How does this connect with the book of 1 Corinthians?